California Public Administration
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Course Introduction
California Public Administration explores the structure, functions, and processes of public administration within the state of California. The course examines the role of state and local government agencies, policy making, budgeting, intergovernmental relations, and the impact of political, social, and economic factors on public management. Students analyze contemporary issues such as governance, public service ethics, diversity, and the challenges of managing public programs in a diverse and dynamic state. Case studies and current events are used to illustrate the unique administrative landscape of California.
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Governing California in the Twenty-First Century 5th Edition by J. Theodore Anagnoson
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Chapter 1: California Government: Promise and Practice
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Q1) The largest number of immigrants living in California came from A) Canada.
B) Philippines.
C) Mexico.
D) China.
Answer: C
Q2) Which one of the following reform ideas is suggested by liberals?
A) instituting performance base budgeting
B) restricting the initiative process to allow for more citizen participation
C) engaging in multi-year budgeting and planning
D) imposing caps on public sector pensions
Answer: B
Q3) In California, the constitution requires the state budget to be passed by
A) a simple majority (50 percent plus 1) in both the Assembly and Senate.
B) 51 percent of the total membership in both the Assembly and Senate.
C) two-thirds of the members present in both the Assembly and Senate.
D) two-thirds of the total membership in both the Assembly and Senate.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: The Constitution and the Progressive Legacy
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Q1) In California, the voters have the power of direct action through A) the Internet, MTV, and Facebook.
B) information learned through a political science course.
C) veto power, pardon power, and confirmation power.
D) initiative, referendum, and recall.
Answer: D
Q2) California was admitted to the Union in A) 1849.
B) 1850.
C) 1879.
D) 1900.
Answer: B
Q3) Which one of the following was a suggestion by the California Constitutional Revision Commission?
A) Require all judges in California to be elected by the people.
B) Allow property taxes to be raised by 1 percent every 10 years.
C) Have the governor and the lieutenant governor run as a team.
D) Make it easier to terminate public employment.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Interest Groups and the Media in California
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Q1) Because political campaigns require highly focused political messages, the media of choice to reach large numbers of citizens are
A) local newspapers.
B) national magazines.
C) highway billboards.
D) electronic media.
Answer: D
Q2) Why should public interest groups be critically judged?
A) Public interest groups offer no benefits or solutions to problems within California.
B) Public interest groups are sometimes facades behind which private interests hide.
C) Public interest groups seek donations from foreign countries.
D) Public interest groups seek to eliminate elections and the judicial system.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Parties and Elections in California
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Q1) Most of the money spent in the 2010 gubernatorial race was spent on
A) get-out-the-vote campaigns.
B) public opinion polling.
C) campaign workers' salaries.
D) TV and radio advertising.
Q2) Of California's nearly 39 million residents, approximately how many are eligible to vote?
A) 27 million
B) 24 million
C) 17 million
D) 12 million
Q3) Which political party has the most combined registered voters in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego?
A) Republican
B) Libertarian
C) Green
D) Democratic
Q4) In order for a political party to qualify for the ballot in California, what procedures are available? Do the existing procedures require the expenditure of significant resources?
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Chapter 5: The California Legislature
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Q1) What is the structure of the California legislature?
A) There are two chambers, which consist of the Assembly and Parliament.
B) There are two chambers, which consist of the House of Representatives and Senate.
C) There is only one chamber as the Senate dominates.
D) There are two chambers, which consist of the Assembly and the Senate.
Q2) Bills introduced in the legislature
A) are forwarded to the governor to be signed or vetoed.
B) must pass both houses with identical language before being sent to the governor.
C) if passed by both houses, automatically become law.
D) rarely become law.
Q3) What factors make the California legislature weaker in comparison to Congress?
A) the Speaker of the House, presidential recess appointments, and congressional staffers
B) logrolling, the vice president of the United States, filibusters
C) term limits, low media coverage, and the line-item veto
D) oversight, gerrymandering, court decisions
Q4) Briefly outline the process of passing legislation in the California legislature.
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Chapter 6: The Governor and the Executive Branch
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Q1) What factors suggest that the governor of California is "invisible"?
Q2) Which of the following is an informal power of the governor?
A) vetoing legislation
B) granting clemency
C) using the public to make his case
D) drawing up the budget
Q3) How is the bureaucracy in California organized? How does it relate to the governor?
Q4) What is an example of the governor's formal powers?
A) greeting foreign government officials
B) making a public speech about the state's budget
C) drawing up the state's budget
D) persuading legislators
Q5) One of the most important powers the governor has in terms of the budget process is the
A) appointment power.
B) role of commander-in-chief.
C) line-item veto.
D) day-to-day management of state agencies.
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Chapter 7: The California Judiciary
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Q1) In California, what court has judicial discretion?
A) traffic courts
B) superior courts
C) courts of appeal
D) supreme court
Q2) In California, Proposition 215
A) mandates that all instructions in K-12 classrooms be conducted in English.
B) bans educational, social, and medical services for people that are not legal residents.
C) provides for medical use of marijuana.
D) banned same-sex marriage.
Q3) California's courts of first instance are more commonly known as
A) appellate courts.
B) superior courts.
C) intermediate courts of appeal.
D) district courts.
Q4) What kind of caseload do the California courts have? How do the courts expedite the disposition of civil and criminal cases?
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Chapter 8: The State Budget and Budgetary Limitations
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Q1) California gets most of its revenue from
A) sales tax.
B) personal income tax.
C) property tax.
D) insurance tax.
Q2) The California Constitution requires that the governor and the legislature
A) pass a balanced budget.
B) engage in deficit financing.
C) reduce the rate of inflation.
D) ignore the Federal Reserve Bank.
Q3) What category accounts for the largest expenditure in California's budget?
A) higher education
B) education (K-12)
C) corrections and rehabilitation
D) health and human services
Q4) Why does income from taxes vary in California? Which taxes are likely to vary the most?
Q5) What arguments do liberals and conservatives make about taxes in California?
Q6) Cite some examples of how various propositions have limited the ability of the state government in California to allocate and spend tax revenues.
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Chapter 9: Local Government
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Q1) In California, all local elections are
A) partisan.
B) nonpartisan.
C) primaries.
D) likely to result in a recount.
Q2) Explain how Dillon's Rule impacts local governments in California and how it is applied.
Q3) What U.S. city was the starting point for the Occupy Movement?
A) Oakland
B) San Francisco
C) New York
D) Washington, D.C.
Q4) What are the functions of county governments in California and how are they organized?
Q5) The most common form of local government in California cities is the
A) mayor-council system.
B) council-manager system.
C) commission government.
D) councils of government.
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Chapter 10: Public Policy in California
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Q1) What is a major reason why some residents of Duroville cannot live in a public housing project?
A) The project requires residents to participate in an alcohol rehab program, and many residents fail to complete the program.
B) The project requires residents to have homeowner's insurance and many residents cannot afford the monthly premiums.
C) The project requires residents to be in the U.S. legally, and many residents of Duroville are not.
D) The project requires residents to have a minimum monthly income of $2,000 to qualify and many residents do not have jobs that issue tax forms.
Q2) Most people without health insurance in California
A) work full-time jobs.
B) do not work full time.
C) work, but only part-time jobs.
D) do not work.
Q3) What does groundwater management entail, and what are the problems that are currently being encountered in California?
Q4) What is the condition of California's infrastructure? What can be done about it?
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